On this date in

1275 The city of Amsterdam was founded.

1682 The city of Philadelphia was founded.

1787 The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.

1880 Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.

1904 The first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened in New York City.

1947 "You Bet Your Life," starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio.

1967 Expo '67 closed in Montreal.

1978 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

2002 Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record of 16,726 held by Walter Payton.

2004 The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4.

2005 White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court after three weeks of criticism from fellow conservatives.

Born on this date
Catherine of Valois (1401-1437)
James Cook (1728-1799)
Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
Isaac Merrit Singer (1811-1875)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Emily Post (1872-1960)
Earle Cabell (1906-1975)
Alfred Whitney Griswold (1906-1963)
Jack Carson (1910-1963)
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Harry Saltzman (1915-1994)
Oliver Tambo (1917-1993)
Teresa Wright (1918-2005)
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
H. R. Haldeman (1926-1993)
Sylvia Plath (1932-1963)
Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932-2007)
Floyd Cramer (1933-1997)
John Gotti (1940-2002)
Carrie Snodgress (1946-2004)